Cost Management and Cost Control of Photovoltaic Projects

With the rapid development of the photovoltaic(PV)industry and policy support,photovoltaic engineering has attracted much attention as a clean energy project.However,the complexity and huge investment scale of photovoltaic projects make cost management and cost control the key to project success.The purpose of this paper is to discuss the cost management and cost control strategies of photovoltaic projects,analyze their importance and challenges in the process of project implementation,and discuss the common cost control methods and techniques in photovoltaic projects,to improve cost management and cost control in photovoltaic projects,and to provide a reference for the sustainable development of the industry.

Control Points of the Compaction Technology for Subgrades and Pavements in Municipal Road Engineering

With the rapid development of current social economy,China’s infrastructure construction is constantly increasing.The development of transportation industry and road structure which serve as infrastructure facility for the vehicles are fundamental aspect in economy growth.It’s not only convenience to people for travel,but also as a good foundation for the development of economy.Therefore,the quality of road construction is of great significance importance in the process of development.As technology advances,engineering construction is continuously expanding,especially in the road engineering sector.In this point,it’s necessary to impose strict quality control over related matters and ensure the quality and safety of municipal road construction.In the construction of municipal road engineering,one of the most important components is the compaction of subgrades and pavements,which requires more supervision.The compaction should match the requirements of road design and implement relevant work.

Discussion on Cost Budgeting and Cost Control Strategies for Prefabricated Construction Projects

In the process of China’s national economic development,the construction industry is a very important component and has a direct impact on the level of China’s economic construction.Nowadays,the development speed of the prefabricated construction industry is constantly accelerating.To effectively ensure the economic benefits of engineering projects,it is necessary to comprehensively strengthen cost budgeting and cost control.This article analyzes the cost budget of prefabricated construction projects,introduces the application advantages of prefabricated construction,and proposes specific cost budgeting and cost control measures,hoping to provide some reference for relevant researchers.

Application Analysis of BIM Technology in Construction Engineering Cost Management

With the rapid development of information technology,Building Information Modeling(BIM)technology has gradually occupied an important position in the construction industry.With the introduction of BIM technology,the cost control of construction projects can be greatly improved[1].The use of this technology can not only reduce the project approval time but also improve the quality of the project.In addition,it can also help the construction personnel to solve the project changes,maintenance costs,insurance rates,and other related issues,so that the operation of the project is more efficient and economical.This paper will discuss the role of BIM technology in depth,and explore the advantages and disadvantages of each link through the research of the project,to provide a reference for the promotion of this new project.By constantly adjusting the application strategy,the goal is to meet the current market demand.

Analysis of the Current Situation of Cost Management and Control of Highway Construction Projects

The highway engineering process is complex,coupled with a relatively long construction period,hence requires increased coordination between participating units to prevent economic disputes and efficiency losses.The main body of the construction project needs to strengthen the management and control of funds.In this regard,this paper analyzes the importance of cost management in highway projects by clarifying and analyzing the current cost management status quo problems and causes.The highway engineering cost control strategy and implementation methods are summarized to provide references for improving the quality of highway engineering.

Study on Influencing Factors and Control Points of Design Estimate of Landscaping Engineering

In recent years,China’s landscaping projects have developed vigorously,and the growth rate of urban garden green space areas has been maintained at about 5%.Overall,with the development of the national economy and the support of macro policies,people’s demand for close to nature and beautify the environment is gradually increasing,which has brought new growth momentum for the development of the landscaping industry.Simultaneously,from the perspective of future economic development and urban development,the landscaping industry still has a lot of room for development.However,with the rapid development of landscape engineering,the problem of cost control of landscape engineering is becoming more prominent,the phenomenon of budget overestimation is common,and there are many factors affecting the cost of landscape engineering,which brings difficulties and challenges to the analysis of its influencing factors and cost management.How to scientifically analyze the influencing factors and control the cost has become an important link in the landscaping project.To solve the above problems,this paper takes the design stage of landscaping engineering as the background,takes the design estimate of landscaping engineering as the research object,through literature research and data collection,fully excavates the main influencing factors of the design estimate stage of landscaping engineering,analyzes the key points of cost control,and provides reference ideas and directions for the later cost management and control.

Dynamic Management and Control Strategy of Highway Engineering Cost

The rapid economic development has promoted the construction of infrastructure,such as highways and water conservancy projects.The establishment of highways has facilitated people's lives and made the distance between regions shorter and shorter.However,the construction of highway engineering is a big project,which not only has a long cycle,but also has a high economic cost.During the construction process,a large number of construction materials and personnel will be applied.If the project cost management is not implemented for the highway construction,it will easily affect the final quality and profit of the entire project.This article expounds the significance of dynamic management and control of highway engineering cost,and analyzes the strategy of dynamic management and control of highway engineering cost.

Research on Intelligent Cost Estimation of Engineering Foundation Projects Based on CSIs Theory

Against the backdrop of rapid development in China’s construction and infrastructure sectors,discrepancies between project budgets and actual costs have become pronounced,manifesting in project overruns and suspensions,posing significant challenges.To address inaccuracies in investment targets and operational complexities,this study focuses on a beam-bridge construction project in a district of Shijiazhuang city as a case study.Drawing upon historical analogs,the project employs a Work Breakdown Structure(WBS)to decompose the engineering works.Building on theories of Cost Significant(CS)and Whole Life Costing(WLC),the study constructs Cost Significant Items(CSIs)and develops a CNN-BiLSTM-Attention neural network for nonlinear prediction.By identifying significant cost drivers in engineering projects,this paper presents a streamlined cost estimation method that significantly reduces computational burdens,simplifies data collection processes,and optimizes data analysis and forecasting,thereby enhancing prediction accuracy.Finally,validation with real-world cost fluctuation data demonstrates minor errors,meeting predictive requirements across project execution phases.

Analysis on the Problems of Solutions of Water Conservancy & Hydropower Engineering Cost Management

With the continuous development of society and economy in China, the number of water conserv ancy & hydropower engineering in China increases unceasingly and China s water conserv ancy industry also enters into the stage of rapid development. The construction of water conserv ancy & hydropower engineering promotes social and economic development, so in order to safeguard the benefits of the engineering, cost management shall be done well, which is also an important channel for companies engaging in water conservancy & hydropower engineering to obtain economic benefits. Based on this the paper firstly investigates the problems in water conserv ancy & hydropower engineering cost management and then brings up relevant solutions.

Analysis of Quality Control and Safety Management in Electrical Engineering

In the development process of the society nowadays,electrical engineering has been widely used with remarkable results,but there are still some problems in the course of actual management,which requires effective technical measures to control the quality in electrical engineering and the enhancement of safety management work.Therefore,in order to better ensure safety management requirements in electrical engineering and strengthen related trainings and thus better carried out safety management and quality control to meet respective requirements in the real world,in this paper,a brief analysis is conducted in quality control and safety management in electrical engineering.

Cost Management Strategy of Highway Engineering Construction Stage Using the List Pricing Model

Highway engineering requires higher investment and requires a long time of management compared to other construction projects.There are many factors that affect the project cost during the engineering construction stage of a highway.The effective development of cost management in the construction phase of highway engineering under the list pricing model can avoid unnecessary waste and help control the cost of highway engineering.However,there are still some problems in the development of cost management in the construction phase of highway engineering,which will affect the role of the list-based pricing mode in cost management.This paper explores and analyzes the advantages of the list pricing model and the problems existing in the cost management of the highway engineering construction stage under the list pricing model,and proposes effective management strategies to improve cost management of the highway engineering construction stage.

Construction engineering management culture shift: Is the lowest tender offer dead?

The procurement of public construction projects must walk a fine line between the corruption of state officials and collusion of contractors. The method of awarding projects to the lowest responsible tenderer was originally implemented to guard against corruption of state officials. However, an investigation of the construction industry in the Canadian province of Quebec showed that lowest-tender-offer procurement gave rise to collusion of companies tendering for the contracts. Alternatively, bestvalue procurement has been used for decades, but here problems arise owing to the necessity of subjective judging of measures other than price to compare bids, giving rise to time-and money-consuming protests. The paper proposes a compelling argument that the construction engineering management(CEM) culture should refocus its efforts on enhancing project cost certainty rather than merely searching for means to design a project in a manner that produces the lowest initial cost, and awards the construction to the lowest tender offer that focuses on cost savings during the project development and delivery process. The difference in the two approaches is subtle but extremely important. To make the transition, the engineering management tools must be advanced to the next level.This means that all project control tools for managing cost,schedule, and technical scope must be transformed from working in the deterministic mode to the stochastic mode,thus making the probability of completing the projectwithin or below its official budget the primary decision criterion. To do so, CEMs must accept that there is a benefit in paying more for an alternative that increases cost certainty for the entire project. The authors of this paper hope that it will provide the grist for a more general dialog across all industry sectors where engineering management is practiced.

Construction Project Management and Construction Quality Control Strategy

With the gradual acceleration of the urbanization process,the construction industry has been developing rapidly.As the key link to ensure the quality and safety of the project,construction management and construction quality control are of great significance to enhance the competitiveness of construction enterprises and realize sustainable development.In this paper,the effective strategy of construction management and the effective strategy of construction quality control will be discussed in depth,aiming at providing useful management and quality control strategies for construction enterprises.

Perceived Benefits of Using Value Engineering on Road Projects in Ghana

The need for Optimum Value benefit realization on Road Projects in developing countries has become topical. While the traditional Cost Control project management process only aligns actual costs with budgeted costs, Value Engineering (VE) is a sustainable and systematic innovative methodology for establishing the best functional balance among desired features of a project. A Value Engineering (VE) study was conducted with the aim of examining the benefits associated with its use on Road Projects in Ghana. This study employed a two-stage research procedure: desk study and field research. The literature review identified the Optimum Value benefits associated with VE road project management technique as increased Confidence Level in Contract Compliance, reliable Implementation Level of Construction Delivery and enhanced Effectiveness Level of Project Sustainability. A quantitative survey research design based on a purposive sampling technique of selecting respondents was adopted. Employing closed-ended questions, 40 sets of questionnaires were issued to professionals in Road Infrastructure and Support Agencies (RISA) under the Ministry of Roads and Highways (MRH) in the Eastern Region of Ghana. At a response rate of 85%, descriptive statistical analysis (Means, Standard Deviations and Variances) and inferential statistical analysis of variance (ANOVA) test were used to process the data and determine whether there was any significant difference between VE benefit parameters and the groups of respondents. The results revealed that road professionals are familiar with the VE process but solely use Cost Control project management technique. Road professionals recognized the high Optimum Value benefits of professionally ethical Contract Compliance, efficient Construction Delivery and functionally viable Project Sustainability on VE road project management process.

The Use of Life Cycle Management Principles in Biosystems Engineering： A Pragmatic Approach to Solving Agri-industrial Sustainability Problems

LCM （life cycle management） is a systematic approach, mindset and culture that considers economic, social, and environmental factors among other factors in the decision making process throughout various business or organizational decisions that affect both inputs and outputs of a product or service life cycle. It is a product, process, or activity management system aimed at minimizing environmental and socio-economic burdens associated with an organization＇s product or process during its entire life cycle and value chain. LCM＇s application is gaining wider acceptance both in the corporate and governmental organizations as an approach to reduce ecological footprints and to improve the sustainability of human activities. But where and how can it be used in agricultural engineering applications？ This study highlights the potential areas of LCM application in agricultural and allied sectors and how it can be utilized. The study revealed that LCM tools such as design for environment and life cycle analysis can be used to evaluate the environmental impacts of-and to improve the products, equipment, and structures produced by biosystems engineers as well as the processes used to generate them.

Hypertext Technique and its Application to Engineering Data Management

Since the late of previous decade, hypertext technique has been applied in many areas. A hypertext data model with version control which is applied to a digital delivery for engineering documents named Optical Disk based Electronic Archives Management System(ODEAMS) is presented first and it has successfully solved some problems in engineering data management. Then, this paper describes some details to implement the hypertext network in ODEAMS after introducing the requirements and characters of engineering data management.

Study on Ways to Improve Economic Benefits by Strengthening Cost Management

Engineering project management refers to the management through the whole process of engineering construction, including quality, time project time limit, safety, cost, environmental protection, and innovation, etc. The most important thing for construction enterprises to improve market competitiveness is to reduce enterprise costs by decreasing resource consumption in the construction, and control the consumptions within the project budget.

Study on Quality Control of Concrete Raw Materials in Road and Bridge Construction

The main material of concrete is a construction building material composed of water and mineral mixture and cement and chemical additives in the corresponding proportion and below the standard.In the process of making concrete material,slurry and cement are needed to mix,then cement slurry and sand are mixed into mortar according to the corresponding proportion,and aggregate is added to mortar to form concrete building material.In the process of concrete preparation,the most important construction link is mixing,which needs to be fully stirred to make the performance of concrete meet the construction needs.In the process of concrete construction technology development,both mix ratio and production technology have become more and more mature,but there are still some problems,which have an impact on the quality of concrete[1].Therefore,this paper discusses the quality control of concrete raw materials according to the construction process of road and bridge.

Construction Project Bidding Agency and Cost Management Strategy in Bidding Stage

In the social development,bidding agency plays an important part,providing services for the development of construction project bidding,and endows the development of construction project bidding with a diversified characteristic.The cost management of a construction project bidding stage has a dynamic characteristic.The bidding agency can provide bidding related business for the construction enterprises to ensure the quality and the effect of the bidding service,leading to the foundation for the sustainable development of the construction enterprises.This paper analyzes the deficiency in the bidding agency,and cost management in the bidding stage of the construction projects,as well provide some effective countermeasures or recommendation,to improve the value,and the role of the bidding agency in managing and controlling the construction project cost within the scope allowed by the law,and regulations,and also to ensure the comprehensive benefits of construction projects for the construction enterprise.

Application of Earned Value Method in Project Cost Management and Schedule Management

At present,with the rapid development of China's economy,the development of the construction industry has made a new breakthrough.Project management requires the construction industry to continuously play its role and value in improving the ability of project management.Earned value method,which is an important way in the field of project management,enables whole project management to rise to a new height.The specific principle of earned value method will be elaborated by fully introducing the specific role of earned value method in engineering projects to provide a reference and basis for practitioners to improve their management ability.